Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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Originally posted by second:Quote:All you showed is that operators of the Patriot missiles hit the launch key but forgot to pick a target BEFORE launch.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Heres one.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
"I thought the Patriot picked out its own target," says the guy who forgot how the weapon works because he is under too much stress, has never fired the weapon before, and wasn't paying attention in class.
"Nope," says the guy who has used the Patriot to successfully shoot down missiles. "You have to sort the friendly from the unfriendly by clicking on the screen. Otherwise, the Patriot keeps going to the stars until it is out of propellant, just exactly like a bullet fired at the sky."
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Speaking of making shit up....
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
Originally posted by second:Quote:All you showed is that operators of the Patriot missiles hit the launch key but forgot to pick a target BEFORE launch.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Heres one.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
"I thought the Patriot picked out its own target," says the guy who forgot how the weapon works because he is under too much stress, has never fired the weapon before, and wasn't paying attention in class.
"Nope," says the guy who has used the Patriot to successfully shoot down missiles. "You have to sort the friendly from the unfriendly by clicking on the screen. Otherwise, the Patriot keeps going to the stars until it is out of propellant, just exactly like a bullet fired at the sky."
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Speaking of making shit up....
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."- Henry Kissinger
Well... One could say that about every single post that either of them have ever made on this website.
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Quote:Signym, if Ukraine cannot shoot down Russian missiles, then it must surrender. That is what's happening in your fucked up head, Signym. But the Ukrainians actually can shoot down Russian missiles with Patriots, even if you, Signym, post a hundred videos of ignoramuses using machinery they do not comprehend and who cannot hit the broadside of a barn from inside the barn.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Speaking of making shit up....
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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How a street check in Lviv became a warning sign for Ukraine's mobilization system
By Tania Myronyshena | July 9, 2026 10:04 PM
https://kyivindependent.com/how-a-street-check-in-lviv-became-a-warnin
g-sign-for-ukraines-mobilization-system/
. . . A test for mobilization reform
Punishing those responsible is necessary but will not solve the deeper problem — the state also needs to overhaul a mobilization system that has eroded public trust and repeatedly put soldiers in confrontation with civilians, Honcharenko said.
Honcharenko said the government, led on defense policy by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, is already working on a broader transformation of mobilization and service. One proposal he pointed to would remove military personnel from enforcement on the streets and leave such measures exclusively to the police.
"It would reduce direct clashes between civilians and the military. At the same time, police and National Guard personnel are better placed to handle cases involving physical resistance. They are trained to deal with such situations," Honcharenko said.
Trust in a system
The broader challenge is to rebuild trust in a system that has gone years without major reform.
"Changes in such a sensitive area are very difficult, but there is no alternative," Honcharenko said.
Honcharenko said the next phase of the ongoing army reform is expected to target TCCs and mobilization practices, followed eventually by changes to demobilization.
The key moment, he said, will come when soldiers and civilians see that long-serving troops are actually being released from service and that the state is keeping its promises.
"When people see the logic of the system and trust the state, they can calculate for themselves that perhaps it makes more sense to serve for 12 or 14 months, return, and receive a certain deferment than to hide, be found, and be mobilized for three or five years."
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Originally posted by second:Quote:Signym, if Ukraine cannot shoot down Russian missiles, then it must surrender. That is what's happening in your fucked up head, Signym. But the Ukrainians actually can shoot down Russian missiles with Patriots, even if you, Signym, post a hundred videos of ignoramuses using machinery they do not comprehend and who cannot hit the broadside of a barn from inside the barn.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Speaking of making shit up....
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Why. Do. You. Care?
Or I guess the real question is either, why do you believe that you care? and/or, why do you pretend that you care?
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Quote:Why should I care that Trump doesn't pay his taxes? As a matter of fact, all Trumptards whom I know detailed information about are also tax cheaters. They also get very upset when child support is deducted from their pay. What bothers me is that Trumptards as a class are dishonest, lazy, stupid, irresponsible, and undependable as employees, neighbors, relatives, and citizens. Despite being defective, Trumptards have an absurd belief in their superiority, an attitude which they are able to maintain by shifting blame for their personal failures onto others who are in no way at fault.
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by second:Quote:Signym, if Ukraine cannot shoot down Russian missiles, then it must surrender. That is what's happening in your fucked up head, Signym. But the Ukrainians actually can shoot down Russian missiles with Patriots, even if you, Signym, post a hundred videos of ignoramuses using machinery they do not comprehend and who cannot hit the broadside of a barn from inside the barn.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Speaking of making shit up....
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Why. Do. You. Care?
Or I guess the real question is either, why do you believe that you care? and/or, why do you pretend that you care?
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Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
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Why Putin’s nuclear threats aren’t working anymore
Ukraine is striking deep into Russia and pressuring Crimea. Does Putin have any “red lines” anymore?
By Joshua Keating | Jul 9, 2026, 6:15 AM CDT
https://www.vox.com/politics/494737/russian-ukraine-nuclear-putin
Key takeaways
• Ukraine is increasingly launching drone strikes deep into Russia and threatening Russian-annexed Crimea, both steps that many once feared would result in nuclear retaliation from Moscow.
• Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats aren’t as effective as they used to be, in part because it’s not clear what using a nuke would actually accomplish or whether it would be worth the risk.
• The question now is whether Russia really has any “red lines,” or if there’s still a point where Vladimir Putin could reach for the nuclear codes out of desperation.
When did Ukraine’s allies stop being scared of Russia’s nuclear weapons?
At this week’s summit in Turkey, NATO leaders strongly backed Ukraine’s growing campaign of strikes deep into Russian territory, primarily targeted at that country’s energy infrastructure, meant to bring the costs of war home to Russian citizens and compel their government to stop the invasion. On one night this week, Ukraine launched more than 400 drones into Russia.
There was a time, not so long ago, when the prospect of strikes inside the borders of the world’s biggest nuclear power would provoke warnings from the Kremlin about the catastrophic consequences of crossing Russia’s “red lines,” along with hand-wringing from the US about the prospect of nuclear escalation. The prospect of direct combat between two nuclear powers was the reason the US resisted international calls to impose a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine back in 2022; made the Biden administration reluctant to provide long-range capabilities like HIMARS rockets, ATACMs missiles, and F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine; and then, after finally providing them, restricted their use to Ukrainian territory.
But now, as one western official put it to the Financial Times, the sheer frequency of Russia’s past nuclear threats during the conflict have “devalued the currency.” Putin has been making notably fewer of these threats recently, even the attacks inside Russia have accelerated. Russia’s “red lines” are now being crossed with stunning regularity. Ukrainian drones regularly strike not just military or industrial targets but cities including Moscow.
And since last year, the US has not only gotten out of the way but has been providing intelligence to facilitate this campaign. In Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, a campaign targeting key bridges and rail links has led to food and fuel shortages. On the battlefield itself, the grinding offensive has been thrown into reverse; the Russians lost roughly 400 square miles of territory in April and May.
Russia has hardly given up, continuing to pound Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, with missiles and drones. But the fears of nuclear escalation seem to have notably diminished.
“We repeatedly oversell the risk of escalation,” said Maria Snegovaya, a prominent Russian political analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at a panel discussion in Washington this week hosted by the Washington-based think tank the Quincy Institute. “During the Biden administration, many said that if Ukraine strikes deep into Russia’s territory, Russia will escalate,” Snegovaya said. “Ukraine now strikes into Siberia, over 2,500 kilometers deep into Russia, and we don’t see that escalation.”
But does that mean Russia’s leader was always bluffing, or, as a war he refuses to stop seems to turn against him, is there still a risk of Putin reaching for the launch codes out of desperation?
Why hasn’t Russia gone nuclear?
There are a few potential reasons why Russia hasn’t acted on its nuclear threats. For one, detonating a nuclear weapon so close to its borders carries risk of radioactive fallout reaching Russian territory. That’s an experience Russia knows better than most c
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Originally posted by second:Quote:Why should I care that Trump doesn't pay his taxes?
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:Quote:
Originally posted by second:Quote:Signym, if Ukraine cannot shoot down Russian missiles, then it must surrender. That is what's happening in your fucked up head, Signym. But the Ukrainians actually can shoot down Russian missiles with Patriots, even if you, Signym, post a hundred videos of ignoramuses using machinery they do not comprehend and who cannot hit the broadside of a barn from inside the barn.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Speaking of making shit up....
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at https://www.mediafire.com/two
Why. Do. You. Care?
Or I guess the real question is either, why do you believe that you care? and/or, why do you pretend that you care?
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Those who dance always seem crazy to those who can't hear the music.
Can you once, for just five fucking seconds do me the courtesy of pretending like you're a human being and just answer a fucking question?
Are you avoiding the question because you know you don't have any real answer to it?
Or maybe the answer lies in something much more sinister?
Jacks says... rubbing his palms together in malignant anticipation.
Maybe you won't face any real questions like this because you're not even aware that you've been programmed not to respond to them.
Your brain is cooked, brother.
There ain't no fixing you now.
You aren't human anymore. You are merely a golem.
I find that quite fascinating.
I never saw a golem made of shit before.
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Yes. Yes... I do believe that is exactly what you are.
You're a Shit Golem.
It took almost a full decade, but I do believe you've just leveled up and finally earned yourself your new nickname, Second.
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Here you go, buddy... You've now been immortalized on the internet.
I make no copyright claim on this image. Feel completely free to use it in your signature to boldly and proudly show off your new identity to the world.
Be the real you.
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I make no copyright claim on this image. Feel completely free to use it in your signature to boldly and proudly show off your new identity to the world.
Be the real you.
Don't worry about what they say, Buddy. Words won't bring us down. You're beautiful.
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